Creative Art Therapist

Job description

Job Title : Creative Art Therapist Position

BALANCE eating disorder treatment center, a premium treatment center in Manhattan, is seeking a highly motivated, passionate Creative Arts Therapist to join our expanding team!

About Balance

Balance has a 13-year legacy of transforming lives by promoting health, healing, and hope to our clients and their families. We serve adolescents and adults by providing all levels of outpatient care. It is our mission to create a transformative therapeutic experience based on our nutritional philosophy of intuitive eating using the All Foods Fit Model. At BALANCE we employ a diversity of treatment modalities to help clients develop a neutral and peaceful relationship with food, body acceptance, and positive self-esteem.

The Position

An Art Therapist who is passionate about eating disorder prevention and intervention. Dedicated to helping clients of all ages at BALANCE with their mental, physical, and emotional health by incorporating art making into client’s counseling sessions.

Responsibilities :

• Facilitates or Co-facilitate individual and group therapy sessions with clients demonstrating knowledge of eating disorders and the principles and techniques of group therapy.
• Shows knowledge and understanding of individual patient and family dynamics in the early stages of treatment.
• Designs art therapy sessions or programs in consultation with clients or site administrators to meet client's goals and objectives. Gathers client information from sources such as case documentation, client observation, or interviews of client or family members.
• Completes all documentation including psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, progress notes and discharge summary maintaining compliance with the policies and procedures of BALANCE.
• Maintains appropriate and timely communication with referral sources and other significant contacts, conveying a positive professional image.
• Conducts individual sessions.
• Builds rapport with clients while conducting art therapy. Observes and documents client reactions, progress, or other outcomes related to the artistic process.
• Confers with other professionals on client's treatment team to develop, coordinate, or integrate treatment plans.
• Designs art therapy sessions or programs in consultation with clients or site administrators to meet client's goals and objectives. Gathers client information from sources such as case documentation, client observation, or interviews of client or family members.
• Utilizes supervisory feedback to improve performance.
• Be on-call several nights a week, on a rotating basis
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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